once upon a love x j.t. x h.s.

we had it all

"Hey, Harry," Jade managed to breath out. As soon as Jade breathed out those words, I could hear sighs of relief from everyone in the room, the loudest one from Leigh-Anne who was already emotional at the thought of Jade having to meet me.

I shot Jade my oh-so-famous dimpled smile, feeling better that she at least acknowledged my presence. I was quite surprised that she greeted me. Jade had been avoiding me like a plague the previous two years, even if we had to perform in the same event.

"Sooooo," Liam started when no one bothered to start a conversation, "I love LM5," he announced. Good taste. The girls giggled when they realized his weak attempt to break the ice in the room.

Soon after, conversations started between Liam and the Little Mix members. In between hearing the girls complimenting Liam's new song and Liam fangirling over their tour outfits, I started drifting away from the conversation, my eyes kept steady on the figure in front of me. Shamelessly, I took my time to check her out. Time has done nothing but enhanced this lady's beauty. From the cute little girl who had an obsession with bows, Jade was now a lady, with all the right assets at the perfect spot. My eyes linger on her face, and I can tell she was trying to ignore my gaze.

"You know Harry, it's better if you take a picture of Jade instead," Jesy said when she caught me looking at Jade. Blood rushed to my face and I immediately looked down, voiding all eye contacts. From the corner of my eyes, I could feel Jade looking at me, probably amused I was pointed out.

Perrie initiated a conversation with me, asking what I was doing there for because well, I wasn't slotted to perform. I was only there to support Liam. The others then joined in asking me when's my next album coming out, how I felt about winning the Brits even though they were clearly winning. Salty minxes, but I couldn't deny, the votes were probably rigged.

After nearly ten minutes of catching up, the stage manager came to usher Little Mix to the stage and I couldn't help but notice, they didn't offer us to sit all this while. It wasn't their fault really, I mean I did hurt their member a few years ago. The girls headed to the stage and welcomed us to stay in their dressing room if we want. We didn't of course, we did not want to overstay their welcome and headed back to Liam's dressing room. We were lounging on the couch, Liam on his phone, while my eyes were fixed on the television, ready to watch Little Mix's performance when Liam suddenly jumped out and started cursing.

"You crazy," I huffed out, surprised by his sudden action.

"Bro look," Liam shoved his phone to my face, making me squint at the brightness. 

Jed Elliot caught cheating on Jade Thirlwall

Trouble in paradise? It seems like The Struts' Jed couldn't keep his hands off a brunette back in LA where The Struts are scheduled to perform over the weekend. Jed is currently in a three-year relationship with Little Mix Jade Thirlwall. The Woman Like Me singer is currently in London, promoting her band's latest album, LM5. Jade's representative has yet to give any comment. Stay tuned for more updates.

"Harry, chill," I didn't even notice I was crumpling a piece of paper and was on the verge of breaking Liam's phone into two when he quickly stepped in. I was fuming. How could someone ever cheat on a sweet girl like Jade? Who would even do such things to her?

But you did, my conscious whispered.

"Poor girl, how did she even manage to hide her sadness," Liam shook his head. We both watched as the girls came up on stage to perform Woman Like Me and Think About Us, our gazes fixed on Jade who was smiling brightly on stage. She was emitting confidence on stage, as though she has no worries and no problems, only focusing to perform her very best for their fans. This is why I respect Jade. Even if she's going through shit, she will never complain and kept her feelings to herself. It gets annoying at times though. We are all there to help her but instead, she pushed everyone away.

I watched as the girls finished performing the two songs, and started to perform their last performance, Only You. It started out fine, Perrie slaying with her vocals, Leigh-Anne sounding like an angel until it got to Jade's part.

"Once upon a time we had it all, somewhere down the line we went and lost it," Jade sang and took deep breaths, her eyes glistening as the chorus continues. "One brick at a time we watched it fall, I'm broken here tonight and darling no one else can fix me only you."

"And no one else can-," Jade's voice break as tears started streaming down her cheeks. Jade tried to stop her sobs while the other Little Mix members crowded around their beloved Jade. The fans started to shout in support of Jade, telling Jade that it was okay and that they love her. 

"It's been a long day, hasn't it? Our emotions are quite all over the place," Jesy joked while wiping away Jade's tears. Perrie hugged Jade with Leigh-Anne rubbing Jade's back.

After joking around and apologizing to their fans, the girls exited the stage.

I rushed to Little Mix's dressing room and just in time, I arrived just when they did.

"Jade," I called out to the tear-stricken lady, who was being supported by Leigh-Anne. 

"No," she whispered. I felt a pang of pain in my chest when she rejected me. "Please," Jade looked up, her eyes filled with hurt, "Don't". She said and went in.

The other girls looked at me with sympathetic eyes, Perrie mouthing a 'Sorry' to me. I hooked my head to reassure her that I was fine before staring pathetically at the dressing room with the door closed. I stood outside the door, ignoring Liam who told me he was going up the stage. I could hear Jade bawling her eyes out, while the girls comforted and tried to calm her down. I did not know how long I have been standing there when the door suddenly opened, and I jumped back in shock. Leigh-Anne who opened the door was obviously shocked too, and let out a scream when she realized I was right in front. 

"What happened?" Perrie rushed out, "Oh."

"Is everything alright?" I asked, trying to peer into the room, in hopes of seeing the brunette I was looking for.

"Yeah of course, Jade is just, well, she needs space," Perrie replied. 

"Actually, do you want to join us? We're going to a bar nearby," Perrie invited me while Leigh-Anne suppressed a gasp, clearly indicating I wasn't that welcomed to join.

"No, it's okay. You girls have fun," I gave a tight smile and turned to head back to Liam's dressing room. The girls said nothing and waved goodbye to me, which obviously meant that the invitation was nothing but a courtesy invitation.

I was about to take another step when a familiar voice called out to me. I swiftly turned to face Jade whose eyes were bloodshot red.

"Harry. Join us," Jade pleaded.